need
IPA: nˈid
noun
- (countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
- Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
verb
- (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
- (transitive) To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
- (intransitive) To be required; to be necessary.
- (obsolete, transitive) To be necessary (to someone).
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Examples of "need" in Sentences
- I need to finish this project by the end of the day
- The plants in my garden need more water to thrive
- We need to make a grocery run to pick up some essentials
- She needs to take a break and recharge her batteries
- The children need to be reminded to clean up after themselves
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